IECL coaching has an impact

Don’t take our word for it, hear from those who’ve worked with an IECL coach: ‘“It was incredible. Forcing me to think differently and embracing change. Life saver.” “Coaching helped me to order my goals, priorities and thinking during a difficult time.” “Excellent coaching experience that helped get me from a very difficult position to a much stronger one. If I had my time again, I would definitely do this near the start of any leadership role.” “Coaching sessions were excellent and helped me to identify the kind of leader I want to be”

IECL Team Coaching sponsor: “What we appreciated most about the IECL’s experience was that it didn’t feel like an ‘off-the-shelf’ product. IECL took the time to understand each individual in our Executive Team, understand our group dynamics within the team, and factor in our business landscape to create a holistic customized team development program that placed us in the driver’s seat creating our own positive change. This was a facilitated journey of self-discovery, true team building, and applied learning which has resulted in growth for us as individuals, as a team, and as a business.”

IECL partnered with a financial services organisation to design a customised group coaching engagement to enable effective leadership through intense organisational change. Those who participated described the value of group coaching as: “Learning from peers and interacting with people that have one goal but different needs, it made the conversations and approaches worthwhile to understand and really highlighted the depth of skills and experience available to us to leverage” and “The coaching was very useful in forcing me to pause amongst the craziness and step back to consider different aspects of how I was leading through the period – and adjust elements to be more effective.”

IECL’s ongoing measurement of coaching effectiveness shows Focus Coaching is overwhelmingly effectiveness showing an increase in performance metrics of 77%, a positive change in all wellbeing scores including feeling optimistic about the future, dealing with problems well, thinking clearly and strong relationships. Coaching experience scores are also well above benchmark with those having completed Focus Coaching raving about the coaching relationship, clear goals, the level of challenge and being held accountable. Focus Coaching also receives a world class score in terms of likelihood to recommend to others.

IECL was engaged to provided Transition Coaching to 86 leaders, in six locations, over an 18-month timeframe for a multinational insurer through a period of change and transformation. Program sponsor: “I worked with IECL for 18 months as we implemented a transition coaching program to support senior managers through a time of significant change. IECL’s professionalism, regular follow-up, excellent administration process, network of skilled coaches and measurement of coaching impact made them an outstanding partner. I would confidently recommend them to any organisation looking for coaching services.”

At IECL we believe there is no use aiming for improved performance if it comes at the expense of wellbeing. Our coaching engagements consistently deliver outcomes in terms of both improved performance AND wellbeing. Those we coach tell us how the experience of coaching impacted their wellbeing: “My overall wellbeing has improved, partly through better management but also not letting the little things affect me” and from another: “Deeper relationships at home as both a husband and a father… deeper connections with new and existing professional relationships. I am making better decisions for better reasons and benefiting from this in terms of time back and peace with the outcomes. I’m a lot less concerned about things I can’t control, I have a calm and confident view of the future and am excited about why I do what I do”

IECL designed a program to integrate coaching across a federal government department. The program brought together a number of elements including coaching skills workshops, half day coaching collaboration sessions and a community of practice. The program sat in service of positive behaviour change, a proud culture and productive workforce under the banner of a broader reform agenda. The results speak for themselves: increased confidence as a leader and increased coaching capability. One participant is quoted as saying “I loved the opportunity to to view a coaching session, then practice our skills with each other in a trusting environment. The feedback given was very useful and we got a level of experience and confidence that I’ve never gained from other training courses”.